Newbie-Homemade Dialog Box needed

enonod · #1 (**permalink**) 10-13-2007, 03:32 PM

I have read as many threads as I can find and my conclusion is that there is no facility for user defined dialog box (even via API). If a new Form is used it is always full screen and width\height do not work. Such a large dalog is not good.

Is there no way a second Form can be resized?
Is there a way to use API calls to produce a popup window with controls in Modal mode?

Erel · #2 (**permalink**) 10-13-2007, 04:01 PM

See this post: http://www.basic4ppc.com/forum/showt...ht=input+panel

Cableguy · #3 (**permalink**) 10-13-2007, 04:27 PM

Try this "almost fully customizable input panel"

http://www.basic4ppc.com/forum/showt...p?t=769&page=2

enonod · #4 (**permalink**) 10-13-2007, 05:06 PM

Well thank you both, I don't know how I missed that, except I wasn't looking for Pane.
I must comment that this forum seems to bring out the best. Often similar forums being asked 'stupid questions' results in rudeness or sarcasm.
Thanks

agraham · #5 (**permalink**) 10-14-2007, 09:46 AM

In Cableguy's input panel if you add

Code:

Sub txt1_LostFocus
    txt1.focus
End Sub

Then it will act like a modal dialogue box and not allow the user to do anything else until it is closed

EDIT: Probably obvious but for completeness I should have mentioned for Erels' example

Code:

Sub txtName_LostFocus
    txtName.focus
End Sub

also makes a modal dialog box.

EDIT EDIT: Only works on the desktop - not the device!

enonod · #6 (**permalink**) 10-14-2007, 01:31 PM

Thank you for that agraham